Early Greek Ethics is the first volume devoted to philosophical ethics in its "formative" period. It explores contributions from the Presocratics, figures of th

Originally published in 1991, this book focuses on the concept of virtue, and in particular on the virtue of wisdom or knowledge, as it is found in the epic poe

This volume provides the first authoritative study of the creative appropriation of Greek ethics by late antique and Byzantine authors.

Reproduction of the original: A Problem in Greek Ethics by John Addington Symonds

Interpretation of ancient Greek literature is often enough distorted by the preconceptions of modern times, especially on ancient morality. This is often equiva